Robert Bimrose

Well it has been a long time since updating the AAR Special progress. As always my gratitude to goes to my friend and engineer Darryl whose work is what you see here.
Features that have been added is the twin hydraulic brake cylinders, period styled pedal assembly, installation of the rack & pinion steering including the fully engineered front axle. The king pins are not bushed but contain roller and thrust bearings along with stylised gussets and steering arms; and near completion of the driveline package.
To create a upright effect for the steering wheel Darryl made the tubular steerin...

Bob Wilcox

1930 Austin American Special
Wheel base is 66 inches and overall length is 95 inches.
The engine is a 212 cc Prediter with exhaust and intake modifications and
governor removed.
The air scoops in the rear are functional and home made. The one on the right side is hinged for access to carb and pull starter.
I will post more pictures when finished.
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Chuck Kraeuter

Every week brings its own unique obstacle. This week's was a real monster. Let's call it a "new idea". While I was happily scratching my head over an ever-growing pile of engine parts, I had a vision of what I felt, deep in my heart, to be a better cyclekart than the one I am currently building. No stranger to the struggles of adult attention deficit disorder, I knew that I needed to exercise this new thought to exhaustion. Several days and a few CAD files later, I had roughed out what I hope can be my second cyclekart. The exploration did however, give me a few ideas for solving my current de...

Douglas Anderson

I had a look at a few different 17" wheels which were available.
I opted for Honda Innova ANF125 front wheels and managed to pick up four of these for GBP £190 complete with tyres and disc rotors.
The ANF125 front wheels have a 1.40" x 17" rim and use 32 x 12mm bearings.
12mm spindles are not going to be man enough for single sided support on front hubs therefore I am changing the bearings to 32 x 20mm angular contact versions.
I will make my front hubs with 20mm spindles to suit.
At the rear I will use the same ANF125 front wheels but will utilise the (4) M8 disc rotor mountin...

Christobal Welchissimo

So after driving the Rotten Tuna on several ice events, it became clear that without a body it was going to rust into oblivion. Also it was 20 lbs too heavy, and didn't work most of the time. So we scrapped it. There is a legacy of the Rotten Tuna though, the wheels have been used for a new Kart and the running gear has been stored for future projects. But for now the RT is no more.
Moving on to new adventures, namely the Type 69. See the build blog here:
www.cyclekartdesign.com

Brian C

After the week end in Tieton, the kart held up petty good,but the steering had and lot of slop in it .
So when I returned from Tieton and inspected my car I beefed up the coupler on my steering shaft. Much better now!

Don Minch

Hurray for income tax refunds. I have more parts on the way. The tires, tubes, and rim strips came. The first pic shows one, a Tioga Powerblock (BMX racing tire) mounted on one of my rims and inflated. These are gonna be nice. Decent grip under sideload, low rolling friction, especially with the recommended 65 PSI. I should cruise nicely with them.
The second pic was just me playing around at colorizing a B&W picture of the Indy 500 Bugatti. This is the car I'm basing the final design of my velomobile around. I needed to see what it might look like in red - the color I plan to paint m...

jason y

my dad and i have been working away and getting a lot done. i have lots of photos and video. i'll work on a youtube video and get something posted later this week. for now my four free pics will have to do.
jason

Bill Bailey

Sunday before Tieton went down to Dan Martin's industrial park for a last test run before Tieton - crashed the car, bent both springs and the axle and put a hole in One of Dan's buildings. Fortunately, Dennis Backstrom had a spare rolling chassis and loaned me a front end for Tieton. Got the CK back together, went to Tieton, recruited my first team driver, and had a great time.
Will be putting on the engine cover soon and making some needed improvements after multiple problems in Tieton - more to follow...

Todd Hildebrandt

Dad gave me a gas tank from a WD tractor. It matches the hood and grille I am using. Tonight I got it mounted in place. It has the boat tail look without completely covering and causing heat issues (I think).

Eric Jacobson

So after the refund, when the seller found out he actually didn't have the wheel, I found another one.
Won the bid..turns out it was $.09 more than the refund.
So I have three in hand and the fourth one should be here in about a week.
Let's hope.
So one average, with shipping I paid $62.25 per wheel.
Without shipping the average drops dramatically to $33.75
I believe I got good ones. Need some cleaning up maybe even some bead blasting and a coat of paint but with all that being said, I honestly think with my next kart I will be buying brand new ones...current cost on those is $1...

Mike Poinsett

After getting real tired of looking at grey primer, I cruised down to the hardware store and picked up a few rattle cans of Rustoleum's finest. You know, I actually believe I picked up about 5 mph on the top speed now! At least the neighbors can see me coming now.

Jim Donovan

The first thing we did was drive it around and made sure the body handled nicely as a bare frame. Then we finished the spot welding and reinforced all the welds since we were happy the way it performed. Next it was take every piece off the frame and get it ready to put a coat of protective paint on the frame.

Henny B

You guys have to excuse me. I got myself a cheapy English wheel. So I can teach myself a new skill. Here are some pictures of the progress and the wheel. I can tell you here is a lot of learning to do. To make the right movements in one supple go. Keeping the panel level. And the more it's start to shine. The more you see the the imperfection, you just rolled in. But it's fun.
Henny

James M

Since we have been encapsulated in artic cold weather for over 2 months here in Michigan, it was natural to take advantage of the natural Ice Flats know as frozen lakes. With the help of a 4x4 ATV with a plow blade, we cut a 1/3 Mile Track and commenced to running what we brought. The boys from Seven Turban Bourbon attended as well as a representative from the 586 ( a local zip code ). Over twenty in attendence and fun was had by all until multiple malfunctions were had by all racecars, two leaving with 1 wheel less than on arrival. We will definitely do this again next year!

Michael Droll

Ok so i got super busy and did not have time to make any entries. I had to wait on more of my wheels to get delivered, i only sanded the body and did a few things here and there. 2 of my other wheels came in yesterday, just need one more. I have to bend the front axle and make my front shackles 2" longer.
Here is a video on what i am doing for the front spindles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcSjrzShzlw&feature=plcp